Suresh Prabhu empowers MoS Railways, allocates major tasks

Empowering Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has allocated major administrative work to the junior minister.

Sinha has been entrusted with all tasks except those that require the specific approval of Prabhu as per statutory requirements. According a recent circular, the allocation of work to Sinha, Ghazipur MP, has been revised to include tasks like the approval of items for inclusion of rolling stock programme costing between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 50 crore and approvals for postings at the Railway Board and the Research Design and Standards Organisation.

Sinha will now deal with all cases where the approval of the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has been obtained. He has been entrusted with powers to write off railway losses ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 10 crore and to review and follow-up all budgetary announcements.

The cleanliness, punctuality of trains, staff grievances also have been allocated to Sinha. He will also review progress of all railway works including the building road-under-bridges and road-over-bridges and railway colonies in all the states.